Qaboos 1990:
This mukhallat comes from the personal collection of Sultan Qaboos of Oman. It is over thirty years old and a genuine one of one. Pieces like this were never sold. They were blended for the palace and gifted by the Sultan himself, which is why so few exist and why almost none reach the open market.
The blend is built around Bulgarian rose, saffron and royal Hojari frankincense on a heart of Mysore sandalwood, all bound together by aged ambergris. Nothing in it fights for attention. Each material is present in every whiff, distinct yet completely settled into the whole, the way only decades of maturation can achieve.
It opens sweet and warm, a soft ambery glow wrapped in buttery sandalwood. The heart is calm and unhurried, rose and saffron woven through clean Hojari frankincense. Beneath it all sits the ambergris, deep and smooth with no harsh edges, carrying the blend for hours on skin.
The age of this oil shows in its texture as much as its scent. The rose is so concentrated that its natural stearoptene has crystallised in the bottle, something only genuine high grade rose otto does. It wears close and elegant, a quiet kind of luxury that modern perfumery no longer makes.
Notes and ingredients
Bulgarian rose, saffron, royal Hojari frankincense, Mysore sandalwood, aged ambergris.
Top: sweet amber, buttery Mysore sandalwood
Heart: Bulgarian rose, saffron, Hojari frankincense
Base: aged ambergris
Qaboos 1990 3g
This mukhallat comes from the personal collection of Sultan Qaboos of Oman. It is over thirty years old and a genuine one of one. Pieces like this were never sold. They were blended for the palace and gifted by the Sultan himself, which is why so few exist and why almost none reach the open market.
The blend is built around Bulgarian rose, saffron and royal Hojari frankincense on a heart of Mysore sandalwood, all bound together by aged ambergris. Nothing in it fights for attention. Each material is present in every whiff, distinct yet completely settled into the whole, the way only decades of maturation can achieve.
It opens sweet and warm, a soft ambery glow wrapped in buttery sandalwood. The heart is calm and unhurried, rose and saffron woven through clean Hojari frankincense. Beneath it all sits the ambergris, deep and smooth with no harsh edges, carrying the blend for hours on skin.
The age of this oil shows in its texture as much as its scent. The rose is so concentrated that its natural stearoptene has crystallised in the bottle, something only genuine high grade rose otto does. It wears close and elegant, a quiet kind of luxury that modern perfumery no longer makes.
Notes and ingredients
Bulgarian rose, saffron, royal Hojari frankincense, Mysore sandalwood, aged ambergris.
Top: sweet amber, buttery Mysore sandalwood
Heart: Bulgarian rose, saffron, Hojari frankincense
Base: aged ambergris